15 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1862
Page
1
A musician employed at a London theatre owned an ebony flute with silver keys that was stolen while he was away. An old charwoman was suspected but not proven guilty. Months later the tailor lodger kept a bullfinch that could whistle three tunes, revealing a defect on a high note matching the missing flute. The tailor confessed to the theft.
In 1776 Albany Governor Clinton shelters a stranger who hides a dispatch in a silver bullet. The plot ends with the guest executed after tartar emetic coffee reveals the hoard, while a second anecdote mocks parliament over steam locomotion and a cow.
Grace Dean a former heiress, now a penniless seamstress, remains at Walcott Hall as Christmas and New Year unfold. Grace shields her secret past from the Wolcott family while Miss Redfield schemes to force her from service, testing Grace’s faith and resolve amid social shifts and quiet peril.
Grace Wolcott is surprised by a sudden proposal as Richard Garm presents a diamond ring at a moonlit gathering. Grace, recently distraught over job loss, finds new purpose and acceptance with the Wolcott household and a future wedlock. The scene shifts from personal despair to festive salon ambiance as Grace enters a brilliant party.
Grace returns to the parlor where Judge Wolecott and Mrs Wolecott greet her with warm hospitality. Miss Landedowne and Madge express affection, while Grace feels dreamlike as Richard drives her home, marking the start of a fresh year in Peterson's Magazine narrative.
Rahway Republican urges wives and mothers to endure patiently with kindness and gentleness. It questions fatigue from domestic duties and emphasizes cherishing family, fearing loss, and valuing a loving, pure husband in life’s blessed lot.
A reflective piece on the blessings of a loving home for healthy childhood and virtue. It contrasts gentle upbringing with poverty and flawed parenting while recounting a humorous board ship exchange between a Boston dandy and a homespun Jonathan over a butter joke, ending with a lively punchline.
An 19th century verse recalls a destitute Erin daughter who pleads for aid from a broker, only to be told to seek relief at the poor house. The exchange ends with the man offering two shillings, while the speaker laments fleeting friendship and winter hardship as leaves signal summer’s end. Warwcke reflects on social hypocrisy and need.
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